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Praise for Wilko paint.
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swingaloo
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I recently painted a small hall table with Wilko's furniture paint and was really pleased with it. I'm waiting to complete on a house and should be moving soon so passing the waiting time with a couple of projects.
So I decided to paint a Welsh Dresser and chose Slate Grey this time. I got a 2.5 ltr tin. I've given the dresser 2 coats, its a large dresser with 3 doors and 3 drawers, I've also done a large and a small chest of drawers, a nest of 3 tables, a mirror and a lamp stand. The paint goes on beautifully, has a really nice sheen and covers well. The tin was only £20 and it's a better paint than any of the ones I've tried before. I really recommend it and I've still got half of the tin left, really good value.
The only down side- my hubby has now taken it off me as he's afraid that I'm going to end up painting every bit of furniture we own!
So I decided to paint a Welsh Dresser and chose Slate Grey this time. I got a 2.5 ltr tin. I've given the dresser 2 coats, its a large dresser with 3 doors and 3 drawers, I've also done a large and a small chest of drawers, a nest of 3 tables, a mirror and a lamp stand. The paint goes on beautifully, has a really nice sheen and covers well. The tin was only £20 and it's a better paint than any of the ones I've tried before. I really recommend it and I've still got half of the tin left, really good value.
The only down side- my hubby has now taken it off me as he's afraid that I'm going to end up painting every bit of furniture we own!
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I've used Wilko paint- emulsion, water based gloss & water based u/coat for many years and I have always been pleased with the results.
The emulsion I really liked was the extra tough- or whatever it is called because it is fairly matt but easy to wipe.
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